3 definitions found
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
documentation
n 1: confirmation that some fact or statement is true [syn: {certification},
{corroboration}]
2: program listings or technical manuals describing the
operation and use of programs [syn: {software
documentation}]
3: documentary validation; "his documentation of the results
was excellent"; "the strongest support for this this view
is the work of Jones" [syn: {support}]
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
documentation n. The multiple kilograms of macerated,
pounded, steamed, bleached, and pressed trees that accompany most modern
software or hardware products (see also {tree-killer}). Hackers seldom
read paper documentation and too often resist writing it they prefer
theirs to be terse and on-line. A common comment on this predilection
is "You can't {grep} dead trees". See {drool-proof paper}, {verbiage},
{treeware}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
documentation
The multiple kilograms of macerated, pounded, steamed,
bleached, and pressed trees that accompany most modern
software or hardware products (see also {tree-killer}).
Hackers seldom read paper documentation and too often resist
writing it they prefer theirs to be terse and on-line. A
common comment on this predilection is "You can't {grep} dead
trees". See {drool-proof paper}, {verbiage}, {treeware}.
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